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EUREKA- A man is behind bars after being caught operating a hash lab in Eureka.

At 11:25 a.m Tuesday, EPD served a search warrant on the 200 block of Willow Street. 10 firearms and over 1,300 grams of drugs were found. 29-year-old old Gerald Bacon of Eureka was arrested for possession of meth and heroin for sale, operating a hash lab, and possession of tear gas.

WEITCHPEC - Two Mexican nationals were arrested in Eastern Humboldt after allegedly confronting the owners of a land parcel.

20-year old Marco Arellano and 21-year Edgar Hernandez were taken into custody. Just after noon on Friday, the property owners arranged for a civil standby with deputies on Lake Prairie Road in Weitchpec after being confronted by the two men months before.

SAMOA- Races are now a go! The Samoa Drag Strip located their specially designed sprayer that was stolen.

We reported last week that thousands of dollars worth of equipment was taken from their storage shed at the raceway. The items included emergency medical equipment and power tools.The stolen track prep sprayer was later found on Samoa Beach. There was no vandalism and not a lot of...

ARCATA-The City of Arcata will hold a public hearing to discuss the budget for the 2016 to 2017 fiscal year.

Wednesday will be the first of two hearings, before the formal adoption of the budget. At the meeting, the council will also look to authorize a co-application for the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities program grant with Danco. This would be developed on 30th Street...

MCKINLEYVILLE- Wildland firefighters with the Six Rivers National Forest are sharpening their safety skills ahead of this year's fire season.

A live-fire training session is underway and will run through Wednesday. At least 25 new recruits and returnees are participating each day. Tuesday morning began with classroom training. Next, crews got their gear on including a self-contained...

EUREKA- Some major changes are coming to Humboldt County's Juvenile Hall facility.

At Tuesday morning's meeting, the Board of Supervisors approved construction of a new Juvenile Hall to go out to bid. The project will replace the current 45-year-old facility with a brand new building, located on the same property.